arrayencode

[Martin Koob]

Hi Richard

Thanks for the explanation. I think it is a helpful term or distinction to have.  I think it would be good to actually have that term with a formal  definition published by LiveCode or the community with references to BSON so it will show up in web  searches for either term to lead people to LiveCode.  Maybe a start would be to introduce it in the forums.

Just a question though how is what you define as LSON different from JSON.  Is it a different way of serializing LiveCode native arrays?  Is there a way that LiveCode developers can have access to it directly through LCB or is it accessible in the realm of the engine only.

Thanks

Martin Koob

> On Jun 22, 2022, at 12:55 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> > What is LSON? A web search doesn’t turn up anything. A shot
> > in the dark here but Is it something internal to LiveCode i.e.
> > Livecode Script Object Notation that is the basis for LiveCode
> > arrays?
> 
> Sorry, Martin. I need to get out more. I've been using LSON ("LiveCode JSON", in the way "BSON" is "Binary JSON") to describe LC's serialized array format for so long that the friends I talk with most often have picked it up as well - and along the way I forget that not everyone else has. :)
> 
> So it's just personal slang. But useful, IMO, to help newcomers familiar with JSON and BSON appreciate its role.